[Alpacasite] Re: LAND'S END

FYI, this polo shirt is actually made in Peru. Of course I was
curious so I looked at label and that is what is says!!!

TRICIA MORTON
KAL'S CORNER ALPACA FARM
COLUMBIA CITY IN

--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, "gatewayfarm" <johnwmerrell@e...>
wrote:
>
> --- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, "Tricia Morton"
<mortontricia@h...>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I had seen an e-mail not too long ago asking if anyone had
noticed
> > all the 'cashmere' ads this season and I did notice and hoped
one
> > year it would be 'alpaca'. I think same person mentioned alpaca
> > products being sold at Land's End and Cabelas and if we all
bought
> > something that would show interest in alpaca to those
companies. So
> > I did order some products. Maybe this is a 'dumb' question, but
is
> > this helping our future? I would 'assume' yes!!
>
> Look at the label. Where were the products from Land's End made?
>
> China is the world's biggest buyer of alpaca fiber at present.
But,
> anyone following the news know that China is quickly taking over
the
> textile industry. Deb Hill has shared some sobering figures
regarding
> this.
>
> So, there is not a simple answer to the question. Promoting
alpaca, in
> a general way, is helping the future of the industry. It is
arguable
> if buying alpaca (or cashmere, or mohair, or...) made in China is
> doing much to lay the necessary foundations for the domestic
industry.
> Consumer awareness is good. Consumer expectations of low prices
and
> inconsistant quality is perhaps not as good. The latter seems to
be
> the strategy of Asian textiles in general, and China in particular.
>
> John Merrell
> Gateway Farm Alpacas
> http://www.gateway-alpacas.com
> Alpaca, a natural elegance...
>

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